Lamar Advertising Co (LAMR): Today's Featured Media Winner
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) pushed the Media industry higher today making it today's featured media winner. The industry as a whole was unchanged today. By the end of trading, Lamar Advertising rose $0.58 (1.4%) to $43.67 on light volume. Throughout the day, 771,374 shares of Lamar Advertising exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1,149,700 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $43.09-$43.69 after having opened the day at $43.41 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $43.09. Other companies within the Media industry that increased today were:
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), up 9.9%,
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), up 6.5%,
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), up 6.5% and
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), up 5.2%.
Lamar Advertising Company operates as an outdoor advertising company in the United States. Lamar Advertising has a market cap of $3.4 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 9.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 5 analysts that rate Lamar Advertising a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Lamar Advertising as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, compelling growth in net income and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the company has favored debt over equity in the management of its balance sheet.
- You can view the full Lamar Advertising Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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), down 12.9%,
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), down 5.9%,
Digital Cinema Destinations Corp Class A
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), down 5.8% and
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), down 5.0% , were all laggards within the media industry with
Charter Communications Inc Class A
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) being today's media industry laggard.
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) while those bearish on the media industry could consider
ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Services
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).
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